Hope in God
(James Smith, “The Complaint!” 1864) Play Audio! Download Audio “I am cast down!” And why are you cast down? “My heart is burdened with a sense of my short-comings! … If you look at yourself, and pore over the things … Continued
Category: Devotionals
What a thought is this!
(James Smith, “The Believer’s Companion in Seasons of Affliction and Trouble” 1842) “Do not be afraid, for I am with you!” Isaiah 43:5 Believer, your God says, “I am with you!” What a thought is this! God, the great, the glorious, … Continued
All Divinely arranged
(James Smith, “It Will All End in Mercy!” 1856) Play Audio! Download Audio “We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God, and are called according to His purpose!” Romans 8:28 If … Continued
Shoes of iron and bronze
(J.R. Miller, “Evening Thoughts” 1907) “And of Asher he said: Your shoes shall be iron and bronze. As your days–so shall your strength be” Deuteronomy 33:24-25 Asher’s portion would be rough and hilly. Common shoes of leather would not last. The promise meant that Asher … Continued
The object of his trust
(James Smith, “Paul’s Seven Wishes” 1856) Play Audio! Download Audio Paul desired seven things especially–and they all referred to Christ, and they are all named in his epistle to the Philippians; and I propose to glance at them. Let us … Continued
Do not be anxious
(Octavius Winslow, “Morning Thoughts”) “You have not traveled this way before!” Joshua 3:4 How solemn is the reflection that each traveler to Zion is commencing a new and untrodden path! Because new events in his history will transpire; scenes in the panorama of life … Continued
He is present with us
(James Smith, “Israel’s Need, and God’s Mercy” 1856) Play Audio! Download Audio Life is but a journey–a journey from the present fleeting world, to the eternal world. “By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud … Continued
The way is long
(Newman Hall, “The Shadow of the Almighty” 1867) The desert is dreary. The way is long. Because Heavily burdened, a weary traveler slowly drags onward his wounded feet. Faint by reason of the fiery blaze which smites him from the … Continued
A child-like confidence
(Charles Spurgeon) I bear my witness that some of the best things I have ever learned from mortal lips–I have learned from bedridden saints! There is no greater mercy that I know of on earth than good health–unless it is … Continued
Take courage!
(“The Fruits and Marks of the Lord Being Our God” J. C. Philpot, Providence Chapel, London, 1849) “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Mark 6:50 It is I who formed you in the womb, and brought you forth … Continued